Through the kitchen window
A fire investigater checks the area of the burned-out kitchen of the Waterfront Restaurant following the early morning fire Friday.

A firefighter applies water under the eaves near the kitchen of the Waterfront restaurant where smoke and flames were still showing shortly after 6 a.m. Islander Photo: Bonner JoyClick on image to enlarge

Hard to believe, but the Anna Maria City Commission appears on the verge of approving a parking plan for the city after more than 80 years of parking problems and endless committees and recommendations.

A discussion by the Bradenton Beach Corridor Management Entity at its March 16 meeting of turtle-friendly street lights along State Road 789 (Gulf Drive) turned into a request to ask the city commission to fund an all-encompassing engineering study of a host of issues.